Car hits truck tractor; driver hospitalized

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) – A driver is in the hospital after a car rear-ended a truck-tractor semi-trailer.

Troopers tell WAND-TV it happened Friday evening along Interstate 55 at mile post 85. The driver of the car suffered a minor injury and went to a hospital for treatment, while the truck-tractor driver was able to drive away from the scene with only minor damage to the vehicle.

The crash happened in a construction zone area.

Troopers say the road in the area of the crash is back open Friday night.